CATOLICISMO ATUAL: A TEOLOGIA DA LIBERTAÇÃO E A LINHA PASTORAL DO PAPA FRANCISCO

Abstract

The objective of this work is to identify the influences exerted by Liberation Theology in the pontificate of Pope Francis. This is a bibliographic review, exploratory and qualitative. The study analyzes the pontificate of Pope Francis, using important references such as the Second Vatican Council and Liberation Theology. In explaining Liberation Theology, an approach was made to its origin. In the perspective of understanding the influences of liberation theology, the work of Francis and his pontificate, marked by the changes or aggiornamento / actualization and the process of organization and action of the Ecclesial Base Communities (CEBs) in the religious, political and social changes in Brazil. The present moment of the pontificate of Pope Francis was described, identifying the changes that he advocated in the Catholic Church. According to the relevant literature, it was possible to identify that the reforms of Pope Francis have as main influences in the Liberation Theology, the Pope's teachings in his greater attention to the poor, his evangelizing force, and the fight against the degradation of the common house, Mother Earth, through the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor and vulnerable people. Even though the traditional forms of liberation theology have not yet been thought of, the fact is that Pope Francis follows the same course, focusing on the transformation of the world and social reality. With this, it was concluded that the relationship between Liberation Theology and the praxis of commitment and humanization, along with the excluded and the victims of economic globalization, is still in full force.